kulata

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish culata (“gunstock, butt”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ku‧la‧ta

Noun[edit]

kulata

  1. the end of a firearm opposite to that from which a bullet is fired; the butt; the gunstock
  2. a blow; a punch

Verb[edit]

kulata

  1. to punch
  2. to batter, to beat up, to maul
  3. (dated) to strike a person using the butt of a firearm

Synonyms[edit]

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:kulata.

Derived terms[edit]

Lower Sorbian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

kulata

  1. feminine nominative singular of kulaty

Pitjantjatjara[edit]

Noun[edit]

kulata

  1. spear

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish culata, from Italian culatta.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kuˈlata/, [kʊˈla.tɐ]

  • IPA(key): /kuˈlataʔ/, [kʊˈla.tɐʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧la‧ta

Noun[edit]

kulata or kulatà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜆ)

  1. (military) butt (of a rifle or firearm)
    Synonyms: manggo, puluhan
  2. blow or strike with the butt (of a rifle or firearm)

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “kulata”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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